crappie
/ˈkræpɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a North American freshwater fish of the sunfish family, the male of which builds a nest and guards the eggs and young刺盖太阳鱼。
1.1
- Genus Pomoxis, family Centrarchidae: several species, including the white crappie (P. annularis).刺盖太阳鱼属, 日鲈科:数种, 包括白刺盖太阳鱼(拉丁名P. annularis)。
词源
mid 19th cent.:of unknown origin.